Jackrabbits win in overtime

MINNEAPOLIS -- Sophomore forward
Mariah Clarin scored 14 of her career-high 16 points after halftime, leading South Dakota State
to a 65-56 overtime victory over Washington
State in the consolation
game of the Best Buy Classic Sunday at Williams Arena.

The Jackrabbits evened their record at 1-1, while Washington State, playing its second overtime game
in as many days, dropped to 0-2.

SDSU trailed by as many as eight points early in the first
five minutes of the second half before rallying to take the lead at 45-43 on a
three-pointer by freshman Chloe Cornemann with 8 minutes, 19 seconds to play in
regulation. The Jackrabbits extended the lead to 50-44 on a three-pointer by
all-tournament selection Megan Waytashek with 5:51 to play, but SDSU would be
held scoreless the remainder of regulation.

The Cougars knotted the game at 50-all on a basket by Hana
Potter with 1:07 to play in regulation and had a chance to win the game just
before the buzzer, but Lia Galdeira's floater rimmed off to send the game into
overtime.

The extra session was all Jackrabbits, who went 5-for-7 from
the field in the final five minutes. Clarin opened the scoring with a
traditional three-point play and added a pair of free throws before the SDSU lead
grew to as many as 12 points in the final minute. Ashley Eide added a pair of
key baskets in the stretch run en route to 12 points and five assists.

Waytashek finished with 13 points, while Katie Lingle came
off the bench to score 12. Leah Dietel pulled down a team-high nine rebounds to
pace SDSU's 51-50 advantage on the boards.

SDSU led by six, 18-12, midway through the first half and
maintained the lead for much of the opening stanza before Washington State closed
with a 14-4 run to take a 26-22 lead into intermission.

Tia Presley led the Cougars with 13 points, followed by 12
points from Galdeira, who was named to the all-tournament team after scoring 33
points in a double-overtime loss to host Minnesota
on Saturday. Potter collected a game-high 10 rebounds to lead WSU.

Washington
State fared worse from
the field, going 23-of-70, 32.9 percent, including 1-of-15 from behind the arc.
The Cougars made 9-of-15 free throw tries, 60 percent.

SDSU opens the home season Wednesday night, hosting
Creighton (Neb.).
Tipoff is slated for 7 p.m. at Frost Arena.

NOTES: The Jackrabbits improved to 3-0 all-time against
Washington State ... SDSU avoided its first 0-2 start since the 1982-83 season ... the
Jackrabbits had an 18-16 advantage in bench points and a 13-11 edge in
second-chance points ... Waytashek set a career high with nine rebounds ... Gabby
Boever tied a career high with four assists